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Flooding Raises Risks to Private Well Water Across Midwest
After a record Midwest rainstorm damaged thousands of homes, Stefanie Johnson’s Blandinsville farm faced two months without safe drinking water as floodwater contaminated her private well with bacteria including E coli. Nearly 53 million Americans rely on private wells, risking illness without regulation or testing, especially after floods.
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ST. Louis
Stefanie Johnson
Blandinsville
Llinois
Johnson
YMCA
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Kelsey Pieper
Northeastern University
Pieper
Texas
Mississippi
North Carolina
Florence
Nebraska
Fremont
Platte
Elkhorn
Julie Hindmarsh
Heather Murphy
University of Guelph
Canada
Murphy
Steven Wilson
University of Tilois
Michigan
Kent County
Wolverine
Sandy Wynn-Stelt
Jesse Campbell
Midwest Assistance Program Inc
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Campbell
Montana
Missouri
Riley Mulhern
RTI International
Indiana
Health Department
Jason Barrett
Mississippi State University
Illinois
Mark Borchardt
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Borchardt
Bea
Neil Jobe
Primm Springs
Tennessee
Nashville
Bea Jobe
Jobe